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This is my post to Mazie...
Hey Maze, I thought you deserved a blog post from me since I’ve had the pleasure of reading so …
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So here we are on this epic trip sort of retracing our steps from 19 years ago. The first couple of …
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I ❤️ Scoul, Switzerland. I was here 19 years ago and that began the best week of my life. Finally …
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Difference in air conditioning Europe vs. United States
We are in Switzerland and it’s reasonable hot. The high today is 93 degrees Fahrenheit. When we …
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"If You Put All Of Us In A Blender You Get A Girlyman"*
A big thing happened last night. A thing big enough to justify this blog coming back from the dead. …
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Best Of The Road - Part Two
I’m back to finish the other blog post that I started a few months ago. When last I wrote …
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The Lady's New Nose
It’s been a long time, but I’m finally back to finish what I started. And speaking of …
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She Went And Got A New Nose
When we moved to our new house almost two years ago, I fell in love. I’ve never been in love …
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A Couple Of Old Friends
Meet Four Seasons Mall… It’s a traditional 80’s style strip mall. As a …
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It's A Wrap
October is over and done. The vegan challenge is over and done. So far I’m still eating …
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Day 26 of Vegfest
The month is close to over and with that the vegan challenge. I’m still having a great time …
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Veg Party!
Okay, not really, but today is day 19 of the 30 day vegan challenge and I’m proud to report …
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The Kate Club
Mazie has joined her first social club. It’s called “The Kate Club” and …
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Day 12 Of The Veg!
Here’s how I’m feeling on day 12…For the most part, all is well. I have begun to …
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It's All Vegan In Here
Welcome to day five of my and Jamie’s vegan challenge! So far, so good. I’ve known a …
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Best Of The Road - Part 1
On our recent family vacation, we did the most American of things…We hit the road for a …
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I'm Going Vegan
Don’t get too excited everyone. It’s not happening right this minute and it’s not …
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I'm Back!
I’ve been on hiatus for the past four weeks. I’m not sure if anyone noticed, but …
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Larger Than The Hollywood Sign
Okay, they aren’t really larger than the Hollywood Sign, but if Tyler stood on Mazie’s …
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Cool Guy Alert
Last Friday Mazie had a random act of kindness performed for her. We were at the Uptown Art Fair …
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Cake Store Is Open
We have a Cake Store in our house. I know, how lucky could I be. And the best part is, so far all …
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Large Enough To Drive From The Back Seat
I’ve been a back seat driver for as long as I can remember. I think as young as sixteen I had …
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Larger Than A Pee-Infested Bit Of Potty Talk
Mazie delights in potty talk. We have never had a strict rule forbidding its use. I’ve …
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Childhood Stories
Mazie loves stories; I guess most people do. She usually requests stories from when I was a kid. …
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U2 At TCF Bank Stadium
I wish I could go again. It was that great… I saw my first U2 show in 1987. I was sixteen. …
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Fifteen Minutes
Give two kids fifteen minutes, a vacuum, a couch, and some bubble wrap and this is what you get. …
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My Tribute To First Love
As I was driving down the road today, I had a flash of my first love Bessie. She was a white 1986 …
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Larger Than Mom's Running Shoes
When the cat is away, the mouse will play or so the saying goes. Mazie was at a friend’s …
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Mill Valley Kitchen
The latest in a long line of new restaurants to hit the Minneapolis dining scene is Mill Valley …
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Why A yBike?
It’s now been a full week living with the yBike Pewi and a great week it has been. If you …
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Smaller Than A Large Vegetarian
Welcome to installment 2 of my Let’s-Eat-Better-Plan. Installment 1 was the first step, …
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Larger Than A Banana-Shaped Candy
I distinctly remember my grade school lunches. Mom would give me money to buy hot lunch, I would …
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Music To My Ears
My husband is a pretty cool guy. Turns out he has some pretty cool ideas in his head as well. He …
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Snippets From A Friday
8:30am - Tyler finds a magnetic paper doll in his closet. He calls it baby (uttering his first …
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Smaller Than A Grass-Fed Cow
I’ve thought a lot about what I put in my mouth over the last 20 years, but all of that …
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Peas And Thank You
I’ve been scared away from blogging lately. I came across Peas and Thank You, a brilliant …
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The Curious Garden
Last year I bought Mazie a book called The Curious Garden. It’s about a boy who starts a …
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"B" Is For Barn
After having such a great experience staying at a barn last month, it makes me want to try these two …
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Larger Than A Cat Wearing Swim Goggles
Mazie might not be older, but she’s definitely bigger than our 20+ year old cat Gypsie. …
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Lanesboro
I have a little love affair with a town named Lanesboro, Minnesota. It’s located about an …
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Lowbrow
The name conjures up all type of images, but probably not a hip new eatery in South Minneapolis. …
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You Say Your Boulders Need A Holder?
If you find yourself with a well-endowed chest, a desire to perform vigorous exercise and no bra …
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A Barn On A Bluff
One of my favorite past-times is searching for places to visit. I like to find an area and then a …
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Sun Street Breads
My new favorite spot for breakfast or lunch is Sun Street Breads. It’s owned and run by …
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The Grass Is Always Greener On The Other Side
I walk Mazie to and from school most days. It’s a short walk, not more than five blocks, and …
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FORTY
That’s right, I’m forty now. Here’s how I think and feel at forty. First off, I …
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Rustica And The Best Eclair
For as long as I can remember I’ve been a fan of sweet things that aren’t too sweet, …
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Larger Than An Uh-Oh
[gallery columns=“4”] Tyler is now 14 months old. He walks, points, grunts and says …
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Larger Than Eeny-Meeny-Miny-Mo
Mazie’s new way to decide everything is eeny-meeny-miny-mo. What shirt to wear, who should …
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Small Is An Empire, But Not An Empire Builder - The Final Small In A Short Lineage Of Small
Etsy is small gone big. A crap-load of small businesses use Etsy’s platform to sell their …
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Small Can Build An Empire - The Third Installment Of Small
In my continuing homage to small, we take a look next at Scot Pampuch. The man is a small force to …
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The Special Of Small - The Second In A Small Series Of Small
New Glarus makes great beer. At least that’s what people who like beer tell me. If you are …
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Small Is The New Cute
I’ve always liked small. Small is cute. Baby animals, babies, small bottles of shampoo, …
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Larger Than An American Idol Dream
I’ve never been a Jennifer Lopez person. I know who she is, I don’t live under a rock, …
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Larger Than A One-Year-Old
I had a baby, then I had a blog, then I had another baby and now that another baby is ONE plus four …
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The Good Woman
Me and the Mister were in Bayfield, Wisconsin for a little R&R in July of 2009. Since then, …
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The New Resolution
Almost every hotel you visit now-a-days features a little sign in the bathroom about saving the …
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Three Cups of Tea
I just finished reading Three Cups of Tea, a book detailing the work of Greg Mortenson to build …
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Larger Than A Compliment
I’m not big on doling out compliments. If I give someone a compliment, it’s usually …
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A Tale of Three Buses
Once upon a time there were three buses. Bus number one was a lovely white bus that drove Tammy and …
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The Fat Lady Sings....again!
When last I wrote it was Saturday. Today it’s Sunday. Yesterday I was wrecked with the …
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The Fat Lady Sings
Okay, it’s time to publicly admit it, I’ve been getting fat for awhile now. For those …
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Winnipeg Wrap-Up
We spent last weekend at the Winnipeg Folk Festival. This was my fourth year and in some bizarre …
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Yum!
It struck me that while we were on our trip I spent a lot of time writing about restaurants and …
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The man in the pants
Jamie has always wanted to be the “man in the pants”. The ultra-cool-without-trying …
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Dog Days of Summer
The dogs were away and then the dogs were back. Now the dogs are here and I am once again …
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Here comes the bride
A quick shout out to the newlyweds, Kurt and Rosalin (Jamie’s mom/my mom-in-law). Happy …
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A brief return to consumerism
I’ve tried to mend my ways over the last couple of years and halt my seemingly endless desire …
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Off the road
The road trip is officially over. We are back home, unpacked and readjusting to a life of the …
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What I learned at the Ranch
I still like riding horses. At this point in her life Mazie isn’t a huge fan of kid camp. …
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Ride 'Em Cowboy!
We are spending a week at the C Lazy U Ranch to wrap up our road trip. Our friends Kent and Maril …
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Larger than a Canon 40D
Jamie wields a camera most of the time, most of the place and I’m often with a camera. Mazie …
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Hubba-Hubba-Wowsers
That’s my impression of Arches National Park just outside of Moab, UT. I’m not sure if …
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Pizza, Pizza
My taste buds were in complete shock and awe this evening (in a good way). We dined at the New …
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Gross Sighting
Yesterday at the pool I spotted a booger floating in the water: Gross! I felt some sort of sick …
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Larger than a Beetle
I never would have guessed it, but Mazie digs toy cars. She’s picked up two on the trip, a …
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You had to be there
Guy, sitting by himself at a upscale, but casual restaurant. He’s reading a book, regular …
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Quotes from the road...3rd Installment
Yesterday, at the Shark Reef Aquarium, Mazie saw a bunch of fish schooling. She said, “Mom, …
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Larger than a two year old
That’s right, Mazie is now three! Today was the big day and she celebrated in true Mazie …
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Big Sur packs a wallop
Today has restored my faith in “the vacation”. I must admit over the last few days …
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SF + TKT = :-(
I know San Francisco is a great city and so I figure there was something out of whack with me during …
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Deep-Fat Fried
I’m feeling like a horrible mom. I tend to be pretty blasé about certain things and the sun …
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Would you like some plastic with that - Update!
I’ve come across three more instances of biodegradable, starch-made plastic on our drive down …
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Wiki Sticks
If you are looking for an interesting craft project to do with kids, may I introduce the Wikki Stix. …
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Larger than a piece of poop
Warning: If you are easily offended or have a problem with stories of poop, even cute three year …
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Larger than a woman's butt
Jamie has handed the camera over to Mazie on a couple of occasions and I think during her brief …
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Face to Face with a Redwood...
or maybe that should be face to foot with a redwood. Yes, they are tall, majestic and grand. Yes, …
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I'm still smaller than a redwood
This blog started 571 days ago, thanks to our crazy, lovable landscaper Ann. We were talking one …
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Thoughts on Portland
Best thing about Portland: FOOD! The place is chalk full of interesting, unique, locally owned, …
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A rare day of foot-loose and fancy-free
A few days ago Maril and I had 12 hours of kid-free, unstructured time on our hands. I’m here …
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Omnivore's Dilemma
Omnivore’s Dilemma is one of my favorite books that I’ve read in the recent past. I …
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A Homeless Lady
Today we were at the Portland Saturday Market eating lunch and there was a woman sitting next to us …
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Quotes from the Road...2nd Installment
Yesterday at breakfast Mazie commented that she was cold and I replied that I was too. She looked …
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Litter and it will hurt
We came across this sign a couple of days ago on the way to the zoo in Seattle. I had to take a …
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My Favorite Hotel Ever!!!!
Lots of favorites lately and another to add to the list. We stayed for one night at the Kennedy …
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These are a few of my favorite things...Seattle
I’d never been to Seattle before; now I have. We, me and the family had lots of fun …
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Would you like some plastic with that?
I think plastic is evil, but wondrous. It doesn’t break, it’s cheap, light-weight and …
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Aqua
Here’s the deal: I’m a water snob. If bottled water wasn’t bad for you, me and …
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Quotes from the Road
Mazie confirms suspicions that she’s a little bit weird by reciting for 5 minutes in the car …
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Resolution - Resolved!
To you the faithful reader of this seldom written blog, I have personal progress to report: Big …
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i am resolute
the man kept asking me what my new year’s resolution was. the thing is, i don’t do the …
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one cold and windy sunday
yesterday at 8:30am i found myself at the starting line of the gear west duathlon. i was feeling …
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larger than a piece of chocolate cake
mazie is really into her toes. she spends at least 30 minutes a day examining the space between …
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buddy j - a.k.a. the husband
today my buddy turns 35. since it’s his special day i thought he deserved a special post. …
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the green lantern
“just wait until i bring this to a meeting and everyone has their red lights and i’ll …
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Mr. Coffee Grapefruit Coke Beer
Guest post: brickermc is a working companion of the husband. “brickermc” and the husband …
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if you hit me again, i'll hit you back 10 times harder...
this was a popular refrain in my childhood. i was four years younger than my older sister and i …
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toilet paper
i intended this website to be full of interesting topics and discussion. what seems to be happening …
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larger than a 5 x 7 picture frame
like the song, mazie has a few favorite things. however, her favorite things do not include girls …
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part of something
today at 8:05am the husband, the kid and myself walked into target to get some wii action. (for …
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Doggone it
Guest post: this is my lovely sister angie. she is quite a bit younger than me and quite a bit …
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all grown-up
i remember watching the made for television movie “the day after” when i was 10 or so. …
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larger than a mushroom
that’s what my kid is. she’s a crazy one year old that can’t sit still and is in a …
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yeah, that's right, i'm smaller than a redwood...
and so is my landscaper friend, Ann. We came to this realization while talking on the phone, and …
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From the Mouth of Babes or Tammy's as it were...
Jamie asked me to write something on this blogity-blog and so here I am.
I asked what he wanted me …
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ARR!
Tammy here again… One week ago today, Mazie had a blast at her very first birthday party.
All …
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Mazie's Birthday
Hello, Tammy here. It was Mazie’s first birthday today! Whee… I have
been looking …
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Tammy Speaks
Jamie is always clicking and clacking away at this thing and that’s
great…the man …